SourceMinder: A “code index” tool that finds symbols in a codebase and creates a single table sqlite database for the index. It uses tree-sitter to parse the AST and add the symbols and what they are (function, class, argument, etc) to the db. I currently have it working with TypeScript, C, Go and PHP. I’m working on adding Perl next, after someone requested it here on HN.
Yep! Java, Perl, and Ruby are all on the to-do list. I’ll start with Perl since you asked. And it takes me about two weeks to implement a new language. Check back in January.
> A 10% improvement every month gets to be a 10x improvement in (math...)
1.1^24=9.85, so yeah, if you could reliably get a 10% speed-up each month, you’d get to 10x in roughly 2 years. (But I’d expect the speed-up per month to be non-linear.)
I picked these up at a used bookstore ages ago, since they had the three-volume set. My recommendation would be to familiarize yourself with just the table of contents that’s printed on the binding, and when you come across something adjacent in your day-to-day work (e.g. Search), review the papers in that section. Those books are an excellent snapshot of the field at the time.
I did wind up picking up Volume 1 this afternoon and starting to read some of it. It's a fascinating look back in time at some earlier days of AI. Which is right up my alley, as I'm pretty enthusiastic about studying the history of the field.
